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Antique Silver Plated Expanding Toast Rack C1880
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Antique Silver Plated Expanding Toast Rack C1880

19th century
Sold 3 April 2026 · Honey Tilley Antiques
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This is a handsome antique silver plated expanding toast rack. Elaborate in design. Standing on five supporting ball feet. The front and back bars are shield shaped and engraved with flowers and leaves. The remaining five bars are pierced. There is a central oval handle. c.1880 British made. This is sold in original plate with some wear.

Expands: 26cm (10.25")

Closed: 9cm (3.5")

Height: 15cm (6")

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Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Silver Plated Toast Rack to the 1880s.

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SA1197274
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A41560
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Description
This is a handsome antique silver plated expanding toast rack. Elaborate in design. Standing on five supporting ball feet. The front and back bars are shield shaped and engraved with flowers and leaves. The remaining five bars are pierced. There is a central oval handle. c.1880 British made. This is sold in original plate with some wear.

Expands: 26cm (10.25")

Closed: 9cm (3.5")

Height: 15cm (6")

Date of Manufacture

Honey Tilley Antiques has dated this Silver Plated Toast Rack to the 1880s.

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SA1197274
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Honey Tilley Antiques
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Telephone 0207 359 4127 or 07775 676917
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Islington
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N1 8EF
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An ornate silver plated expanding toast rack featuring pierced Gothic-style arches and ball feet, shown against a neutral background.
Antique silver plated expanding toast rack c1880
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An ornate silver plated expanding toast rack featuring pierced Gothic-style arches and ball feet, shown against a neutral background.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectServeware
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSilver-plated metal
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsPierced arches, Scissor-action frame, Ball feet, Central ring handle

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Expanding toast racks became popular during the mid-to-late Victorian period as breakfast customs evolved and households sought versatile, functional tableware items for formal dining tables.

These pieces were typically constructed using base metals such as nickel silver or Britannia metal, which were then coated with a layer of silver via electroplating, featuring scissor-action or lazy-tongs folding mechanisms.

Authenticity is often indicated by makers marks, traditional electroplate stamps, weight, and signs of genuine wear or patina consistent with nineteenth-century manufacturing techniques.

This type of object can be incorporated into a contemporary dining room as a functional centrepiece or displayed on an open kitchen shelf to add metallic texture and historical contrast.

Care involves gentle cleaning with specialised silver cloth or non-abrasive polish to remove tarnish, avoiding harsh chemical dips that can damage the underlying plating.
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